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Age Range
8 - 12
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
1985-01-01
Page Count
224
Publisher
Puffin Books
Grade Level
3rd - 7th
ISBN
9780142410110
Lexile
740L
Themes
fantasy

The Witches

Written by Roald Dahl and Illustrated by Quentin Blake
Grandmama loves to tell her grandson about witches. They especially hate children, and love to cast terrifying spells over them. Her grandson listens closely, but he is not prepared when he meets the Grand High Witch herself.
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This activity guide supports books with unique characters for grades 3-5.

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Age Range
8 - 12
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
1985-01-01
Page Count
224
Publisher
Puffin Books
Grade Level
3rd - 7th
ISBN
9780142410110
Lexile
740L
Themes
fantasy
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Romeow & Drooliet

Written by Nina Laden
Romeow, a cat, and Drooliet, a dog, are star-crossed lovers. Though no one approves, they marry in...
3rd - 5th
15555

Storm Boy

Written and Illustrated by Paul Owen Lewis
Striking and powerful illustrations tell the story of a Native American prince who gets taken by a...
K - 3rd
21010

Hedgehugs

Written by Steve Wilson and Illustrated by Lucy Tapper
Horace and Hattie are hedgehogs, and they're the best of friends. Together they make daisy chains...
Pre-K - 3rd
19808

Duck on a Bike

Written and Illustrated by David Shannon
One day down on the farm, Duck got a wild idea. "I bet I could ride a bike," he thought. He waddled...
Pre-K - 3rd
15635

The Great Thanksgiving Escape

Written and Illustrated by Mark Fearing
This kid-friendly take on Thanksgiving is full of family, food, and lots of fun. Gavin and his...
K - 3rd

Perfectly Norman

Written and Illustrated by Tom Percival

Norman had always been perfectly normal . . . until one day, he grows a pair of wings! Afraid of...

Pre-K - 1st

The Mysterious Message: The Wicked Tales of Spellsuriffany & Spook Goblin

Written by Michael Girgenti and Illustrated by Laura Santana

This is a story about a friendly witch and her black cat who are forced into an eerie arrangement...

K - 3rd
20441

Scot and Dot

Written by Maxwell Higgins
Word Family Tales are humorous read-aloud stories created to build early phonics skills by teaching children to recognize 'families' of words that share the same spelling pattern. This key reading strategy helps kids decode new words with ease--and become stronger readers, writers, and spellers.
Pre-K - 2nd
18150

How Lizard Lost His Colors

Written by Sara Shapiro
A simple retelling of the traditional Navajo tale of how lizard lost his colors.
1st - 2nd
18404

The Puppy Place: Maggie and Max

Written by Ellen Miles
Charles and Lizzie Peterson know a lot about puppies, because the Petersons are a foster family for...
2nd - 3rd
17709

Huggly's Snow Day

Written by Tedd Arnold
Huggly wants to do the things that human children do. But it’s never as easy as he thinks. Children...
Pre-K - 2nd
16031

Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Happy Heartbreaker

Written by Rachel Renee Russell

In the sixth book in the Dork Diaries series, Nikki Maxwell has a crush on Brandon and is hoping hel...

4th - 8th